Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BLAZER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001029515 Incident Date: Dec, 01 2001
Consumer's City: MISSOULA Consumer's State: MT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BLAZER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W8W2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 27 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer states that the levers on the front two seats broke. this has been happening since 2001. the owner contacted the dealer and the manufacturer. the manufacturer told the owner to keep replacing the levers with the same identical part with what they provided. afterwards, the dealership replaced the levers. they kept breaking. owner decided to go to an independent repair shop were the levers were made out of metal and were lasting . they have not broken since the owner changed the levers to metal. currently, the owner was going to have to replace the lever on the other seat which would cost $113.52. the owner stated that there should be a recall, that they replace the lever with real metal instead of flimsy metal, and the manufacturers should reimburse the consumer. *ak *jb